James Farrell, Author at SiliconANGLE

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Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Donald Trump meet to discuss grievances

By James Farrell Apr 23, 2019

Twitter Inc. Chief Executive Jack Dorsey sat down with President Donald Trump on Tuesday to talk about the “health” of social media in the run-up to the 2020 U.S. elections, just a day after…

Policy

Google activists claim harsh treatment after protests

By James Farrell Apr 22, 2019

Thousands of Google LLC employees took to the streets last November to protest sexual harassment in the company and forced arbitration. Now, some of those who helped organize the protest say they have been retaliated…

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In another privacy bomb, Facebook admits storing millions of Instagram passwords in plain text

By James Farrell Apr 18, 2019

Last month Facebook Inc. admitted that it had stored thousands of Instagram users’ passwords in plain text, open for viewing by people at certain levels in the company. Today the company said that number…

AI

Microsoft won’t share facial recognition technology with police, citing human rights concerns

By James Farrell Apr 17, 2019

While China doubles down on its efforts to track its citizens and concerns fester in the U.S. that a similar Orwellian super-surveillance might happen in the country, Microsoft Corp. may have just alleviated some of…

Infra

T-Mobile and Sprint refute report their merger is about to hit a brick wall

By James Farrell Apr 17, 2019

A report by The Wall Street Journal Tuesday cast doubt on whether the third- and fourth-largest U.S. telecommunications companies, T-Mobile U.S. Inc. and Sprint Corp., will merge, but the companies quickly refuted the report.…

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YouTube algorithm picks 9/11 content for livestream of Notre Dame fire

By James Farrell Apr 15, 2019

Watching the Notre Dame cathedral in France burn today live on YouTube was upsetting enough to just about everyone, but what appeared below the video set off many people for another reason. YouTube’s algorithm made…

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Jeff Bezos calls for rivals to up their minimum wage to $15 an hour

By James Farrell Apr 11, 2019

In Amazon.com Inc.’s yearly letter to shareholders, Chief Executive Jeff Bezos challenged his rivals to up their minimum wage to $15 an hour. Following criticism of how the company treats its workers, in 2018…

Apps

Facebook announces sweeping changes to tackle misinformation

By James Farrell Apr 10, 2019

In an almost 2,000-word post published Tuesday, Facebook Inc. revealed a slew of changes that it hopes will reduce the proliferation of dubious news on the platform. The social media company has made the…

AI

Walmart says its robots will allow human staff to take on more meaningful work

By James Farrell Apr 9, 2019

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is again embracing automation by releasing a legion of robots to take over roles that were once the responsibility of humans. In its battle to outsmart Amazon.com Inc., the store chain…

AI

EU releases guidelines for responsible AI development

By James Farrell Apr 9, 2019

The European Union Monday released a set of ethics guidelines for the development of trustworthy artificial intelligence. The EU said that first, AI needs to be lawful, ethical and robust, and each of these…

James Farrell

Google activists claim harsh treatment after protests

In another privacy bomb, Facebook admits storing millions of Instagram passwords in plain text

Microsoft won’t share facial recognition technology with police, citing human rights concerns

T-Mobile and Sprint refute report their merger is about to hit a brick wall

YouTube algorithm picks 9/11 content for livestream of Notre Dame fire

Jeff Bezos calls for rivals to up their minimum wage to $15 an hour

Facebook announces sweeping changes to tackle misinformation

Walmart says its robots will allow human staff to take on more meaningful work

EU releases guidelines for responsible AI development

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